Kefalonia International Airport

Kefalonia Airport "Anna Pollatou"

Αερολιμένας Κεφαλονιάς "Άννα Πολλάτου"
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGreek state
OperatorFraport AG/Copelouzos Group joint venture
ServesCephalonia, Greece
LocationArgostoli
Elevation AMSL59 ft / 18 m
Coordinates38°07′12″N 020°30′01″E / 38.12000°N 20.50028°E / 38.12000; 20.50028
Websiteefl-airport.gr
Map
EFL
Location of airport in Greece
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 2,436 7,992 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers817,216
Passenger traffic change 169.4%
Aircraft movements7,938
Aircraft movements change 64.7%
Sources:Fraport Greece,[1] DAFIF[2][3]

Kefalonia Airport "Anna Pollatou" (IATA: EFL, ICAO: LGKF) is an airport on the island of Cephalonia, in Greece. It is located in the southwest of the island, 8 km away from the capital Argostoli.[4]

History

The airport opened in 1971 to serve the former municipality Leivatho with improved transportation links; Kefalonia is now a single municipality. A new runway and the current terminal building were constructed in the 1980s.[5]

In December 2015, the privatization of Kefalonia Airport and 13 other regional airports of Greece was finalized with the signing of the agreement between the Fraport AG/Copelouzos Group joint venture and the state privatisation fund.[6] "We signed the deal today," the head of Greece's privatisation agency Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), Stergios Pitsiorlas, told Reuters.[7] According to the agreement, the joint venture will operate the 14 airports (including Kefallinia International Airport) for 40 years as of April 2017.

The new operator completed a major upgrade of the airport's facilities, including constructing a new terminal building that replaced the outdated existing one. Upgrades included new check-in desks and security lanes, larger airside space with more shops, new carousels for arrivals and extra car-hire companies. Work has also been completed on the car park and pick-up/drop-off points outside the terminal building.[8] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many flights to the airport were suspended for 2020, although flights from Europe are gradually restarting.[9][10]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Kefalonia Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Aegean Airlines Athens[11]
Air Serbia Seasonal charter: Belgrade[12]
Animawings Seasonal: Bucharest
Austrian Airlines Seasonal: Vienna[13]
Avanti Air Seasonal charter: Graz, Linz
British Airways Seasonal: London–Heathrow
Condor Seasonal: Munich
Discover Airlines Seasonal: Frankfurt,[14] Munich[15]
easyJet Seasonal: London–Gatwick,[16] Manchester,[17] Milan–Malpensa,[18] Naples,[19] Nice[20]
ITA Airways Seasonal: Rome–Fiumicino
Jet2.com Seasonal: Birmingham,[21] Bristol,[22] East Midlands,[23] Edinburgh (begins 3 May 2026),[24] Glasgow,[25] Leeds/Bradford,[26] London–Stansted,[27] Manchester,[28] Newcastle upon Tyne[29]
Norwegian Air Shuttle Seasonal: Oslo[30]
People's Seasonal: St. Gallen/Altenrhein[31]
Ryanair Seasonal: Bergamo,[18] London–Stansted,[18] Pisa,[18] Rome–Fiumicino,[32] Vienna[18]
SkyAlps Seasonal: Bolzano[33]
Seasonal charter: Innsbruck[34]
Sky Express Athens, Corfu,[35] Preveza/Lefkada,[35] Zakynthos[35]
Smartwings Seasonal: Prague[36]
Seasonal charter: Budapest[37]
Sundor Seasonal: Tel Aviv[38]
Transavia Seasonal: Amsterdam,[39][40] Paris–Orly[41]
TUI Airways Seasonal: Birmingham,[42] Bournemouth,[43] Bristol, Cardiff, East Midlands,[44] London–Gatwick, London–Stansted, Manchester,[45] Newcastle upon Tyne[46]
TUI fly Netherlands Seasonal: Amsterdam[47]
Volotea Seasonal: Bari (begins 10 July 2025),[48] Naples

Traffic figures

Annual passenger traffic at EFL airport. See Wikidata query.

The data is taken from the official website of the airport.[49]

Year Passengers
Domestic International Total
2009 69,130 287,759 356,889
2010 56,144 299,824 355,968
2011 48,309 298,088 346,397
2012 40,984 337,543 378,527
2013 33,699 396,663 430,362
2014 58,443 420,989 479,432
2015 55,915 436,587 492,502
2016 69,956 468,243 538,199
2017 82,058 547,613 629,671
2018 97,622 664,025 761,647
2019 100,958 673,212 774,170
2020 33,762 158,715 192,477
2021 62,874 240,464 303,338
2022 95,971 721,245 817,216
2023 114,155 746,378 860,533
2024 116,607 755,929 872,536
2025(May) 25,082 85,149 100,448

Traffic statistics by country (2024)

Traffic by country at Kefalonia International Airport – 2024
Place Country Total pax
1 United Kingdom 481.860
2 Greece 116.607
3 Italy 94.848
4 Netherlands 41.335
5 Austria 27.968
6 Czech Republic 20.789
7 Poland 18.990
8 Germany 14.688
9 Israel 13.476
10 France 9.361
11 Serbia 5.823
12 Slovakia 5.480
13 Hungary 5.053
14 Romania 4.718
15 Slovenia 3.520

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Ground transport

KTEL runs a limited bus service between the airport and Argostoli.[51]

See also

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